Disabled Students’ Allowances
(asked on 5th July 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to review the requirement of a £200 contribution by students before equipment is provided under the disabled students’ allowance; and if he will make a statement.
This question was answered on 10th July 2018
The department has no plans to review the requirement for the £200 contribution to the cost of computer equipment. Computers are a mainstream cost for all students and it is therefore right that students eligible for the disabled students’ allowance (DSA) should contribute towards the cost of their DSAs-recommended computer equipment.